I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.

Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.